As someone who loves to be at home, lives to be at home, dreams of getting to (and not ever leaving) home, Andrej Gronau’s Fall 2026 collection touched me, not least because it was a wonderful reminder that home is really where the heart is. Gronau, a London-educated, London-based, Berlin-showing designer who has had his own label since 2022, offered up a collection which celebrated the domestic space, specifically that of the graphic, colorful, future-facing optimism of the mid-century era, and, specifically, his beloved grandmother’s place. What resulted was a lineup of immense charm—and a reminder that what he, and indeed a lot of other Berlin designers do well, is brilliantly combine craft and concept together.
“The idea basically was to bring the domestic interior into our wardrobes,” said Gronau after his show, a throng of well-wishers (and, here’s hoping, fellow home devotees) gathered to congratulate him. “I’d been thinking about the rising cost of life at the moment, and how much people are gathering at home, so there was this idea of comfort, and what that means to us now.” With that explanation suddenly it all became clear: The Japanese brocade shorts echoed damask wallpapers; the high-waisted, bell-shaped technical fleece skirts were like doing a couture-y wrap with a blanket you’d dragged off the bed; the slope-shouldered jackets threaded with belts buckled at the back like aprons do; and the demure, ladylike coats looked like those you might have worn circa 1962 just before putting the cat out before retiring for the night. All of this was worn, regardless of gender, with shoes as soft as slippers.
One thing that Gronau is really rather good at is knitwear. Bow intarsia cardigans—intarsia-ed onto cardigans and sweaters, small and precise, nothing too fashion-y or extreme with their fit—have become a bit of a trademark of his. This time round, they’ve been joined by shrunken fluffy sweater girl (and indeed sweater boy) pullovers in hues of ecru or turquoise. All of these served as a reminder that he is also emerging as a very good colorist, what with his mix of pinks and taupes and lilacs and aquamarines. They offered joy, and they offered warmth, and if that doesn’t sound like home, I don’t know what does.
